Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-16
NEW INDUSTRY FoR WoMEn.
Sending Dsintiiy Served Meals To Fami-
lies who do Light housekeeping.

A new industry for women IL beginning
TO evolve itself In New York, which may
yet 10 much tovnt solving the vcxcd
servant girl question. Some three nonths
ago woman az good cid New York
family, educated and capable, left y widow
without money ard having +crycd no Ep-
premiership 70 any Of the industries b.
which women earn bread and butter, DC
gan 10 think OF putting her pride in hcr
pocket and turning her notable hOusekecp-
ing talent. TO account by looking for SER
vice in n family ~ cook.
Considering the matter frrthe-, II &C.
Cured 20 her that she could do no better.
Securing with some littl, effort, IN, pro-
Jet being novel one, n cllentsRc cf half
dozen families in her immsdiat. neigh
borhood that were grooming under dye
pepsir, induced by Eight housekeeping,
she began 10 send out, three times \ dag,
delicstely cooked ard daintny nsryed
meals. Her venture vrts 40 Immediately
successful that chr looked up New Eng.
LAND housekeopsr aud = couple 1f stout
armed Swedish girls 20 help her, aas &C
business sDrang, almost in . riNcie n,-ht,
to the utmost dimensions that che could
hands,. Families tina, he'd .-isC Tho f-iE.
zled steaks broilcd b. the green girl. FAM
lilies that were starving on me,,s clabora-
ted over ths Pickering r97 Jet, fe-,ilies
that had eater table board" - tic Hrsc-
m~0t dininG room around tho eorDor,
fsmilico whose poc'lctbooh1 r-orned ct The
expense Of no veiter losd sent n from
hotel o. restaurant, tsmilics -hcsc heads
wero business women without Tins .or
cooking, families tired o. tho annoynnce
OF servants IA = small nst, zee Slri %
be supplied With homes, homc cooking,
varied, pAlatsble, and 1T q reasonable
price.
she has tvsrty-cne fcmilc, on her list
at present, think, - whom she -upplles
just that wholesome round OF Breakfasts,
lunches and dinnerE that the cvcreCe
hous. mother would ofi,- e husband rnd
little folks. Fruit in senscn, IN tAc unor~-
Ing, oatmeal or uhos'ea grits fish, -tcah
or chops; = ride di.h, Huch 40 stewcc kid
neys, sausage, liver and bacon, EGGS, cot
fee, tea O. chocolate, bread cnd butter.
milk and sugar. Soup. fish. roast, three
vegetables, iosser. and coffee mako up the
dinner, all % witch ~ sent outn cost
OF ~ week &c rlngle pcraoD, g each
for member OF families though rs What
Is supplied for t7o e. sufficient for !hrec,
the cost per household S. not rcckoned in
multiples Of that srrn. In = WY the OK
pertinent IS ON. % cooperative housekeep-
ing, for, practically, the cost Of everyday
living IS divided among n number OF fami-
lies. purchases for al hr'1r made To-
gcthcr, the labor for oil systemrtzcd and
simplincd, and the Wost- OF all minimKcd,
the result being that erch family saves
nearly the full amount OF its cooks wages,
and is freed from the tyranny Of Castle
Garden besides
Two other women, emulous ~ tho iir't
Talk of starting similar enterprises. The
scheme "a In it's Infancy, but Whenever
sufficient number Of families within n ra-
dius OF n block or two r. near the great
fiat houses can b. Interested in q, il has
promise OF IN Opening for e. industry for
women ind c. relic: from ii7e77 pcrplc%i
ties for tina camiL-l they r"-7e.-E1za
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